that, irritated more than the hundreds before
for failing to silence
my volcanic craaaashhhhh
Zagorian mortars,
adorned my face thighs legs
with the only tattoos worthy of us
futurists, the most civilized barbarians
fighting
to renew colossalize
the Italian genius

F.T. MARINETTI
Translated by Dominic Siracusa

*This is the first in a series of monthly translations dedicated to Marinetti and his tales of seduction